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Author: Cameron Cortigiano

More than 78% of owner dentists worked 32 or more hours each week in 2023, according to Dentalpost's Dental Salary Survey for 2024. 

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There were 202,304 total dentists in the U.S. in 2023, compared to more than 56,000 active surgeons, according to data from the American Dental Association and KFF, respectively.

Kristen Kenner, DDS, a dentist in North Dakota, is retiring after 39 years of practicing, according to a Feb. 13 report by Devils Lake Journal.

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